Smoking can affect your heart, lungs and peripheral vascular system. Dr. Ganan advises long term smokers to stop smoking for as long as possible before their surgery.
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So the most important thing is that you do stop, and as long as possible is the answer I'm always going to give all of my patients. But remember, just starting as the operation being your goal for stopping smoking can be the first step in a very long journey to stopping an addiction that your body and your mind are addicted to.
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